Improvement in hand seed-plantebs



H. v. DAVIS.

, Y Seed-Planter.

Patented Aug 27, 1867.

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HERMONV. DAVIS, 0F AMHERST, -ASSIGNOR TO BENJAMIN WHITING, OF

I .HOLLIS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Letters Patent No. 68,050, dated August 27,1867 IMPROVEMENT IN HAND SEBD-PLANTERS.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

. That I, H. V. DAVIS, of Amherst, in the county of Hillsborough, andState of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in Hand Seed-Planters; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, in which I Figure 1 represents a side view of my improvedhand seed-planter.

Figure 2 represents a longitudinal central section, and I Figure3'representsa top or plan view.

To enable those skilled in the art to which myinvention belongs to makeand use the same, I will proceed to describe it more in detail.

In the drawings the part marked A is the handleby means, of which theplanter is operated, and the front part B ofwhich forms the bottom oftheseed-box-C. Just in front of. the front end of the handle A is a hole inthe seed-box 0, through which shaft D of the wheel E passes. Shaft Disgrooved out, as shown at a, and it is also notched, as shown at b. Uponthe outer face of wheel E is inserted a staple, 0, through which pin dpasses before it enters the end of axle or shaft D, so that when wheel Eis revolved, shaft D will also be revolved. Shaft D is also so arrangedthat it f0rms,,in connection with the-cro ss-piece G, the front end ofbox. 0, H is a head on shaft D, which fits against'the side of theseed-box 0. Between the front ends of the sides of the seed-box C ishinged one end of the grooved seed-guide I, while to the otherend isfastened the opening or furrow-plough J, which has a groove; throughwhich the seeds pass to the ground after they leave the groovef in theseed-guide I. The lower end .of adjusting-lever K is hinged between thesides of the seed-guide piece I, while the upper end is supported by a.screw-rodmz, in the handle A, which passes through a slot in the leverK, and by which the upper end of lever K can be supported at difl'ereutheights from the ground, to elevate or depress the arms 9 g of thecovering device L, which is made with a broathtop, M, and two divergingscrapers, it It. (See dotted lines, fig.-

Lever K passes between the arms g g, which are 'hinged to thelever, asindicated in the drawings. N is a sliding cover to the seed-box G.

The operation is as follows: A proper supply of seed being placed in thebox 0, the operator takes hold of handle A, and pushes the machine alongbefore him, and by meansof which operation the opening orfurrowingplough J, cuts or opens a furrow in the soil, into which theseed is delivered from box C. As wheel revolves shaft D is'turned, andthe seed falling into the recesses 15, arecarried over and dropped downinto the groove fin the guide-piece I, from which they slide into andthrough groove ein the plough J to the furrow or channel formed by thelatter, and which is closed or covered up by the scrapers or flanges hupon the under side of the piece M. I

It will be observed that the flanges or scrapers h It are so made thatthey gather up and turn the earth in on both sides of the furrow. Theshaft D c'an'be made of wood, and consequent-ly'very cheap. A new shaftcan be used for different kinds of see ls, or for the purpose ofdropping the seed at different intervals, or the shaft may be made witha series of removable pieces, which can be taken, out and otherssubstituted in lieu thereof," with larger or smaller recesses, Z1, andmore or a less number in the shaft. It will also be noticed that byscrewing up rod 1n, the covering device is so raised that the flanges orscrapers h It do not gather in so much earth. The same result can alsobe effected by raising the handle A, so that theopera'tor can,if hedesires, cover the seed deep or shallow, by simply lowering or elevatingthe handle A. I

My improved hand seed-planter is quite simple in construction, notliable to get out of order, and is easily operated. p

Having described my improved hand seed-planter, what I claim therein asnew arid-.of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with wheel E and shaft D of the staple O and pin'd,substantially as set forth 2. The combination with the seed-box C andhandle A of the grooved guide-piece I, plough J, lever K; andcoveringdevice M, y, and I It, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A hand seed-planter, all the parts of which are constructed andcombined together for operation substan tially as and for the purposesset forth.

HERMON V. DAVIS.

Witnesses SAMUEL BALDWIN, Gmuunss RICHARDSON.

